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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1946
Page
3
A Fort Lauderdale case shows a family driven to buy a nearly finished two bed bungalow for eleven thousand dollars with eighteen thousand dollars in mortgage and a $5000 weekly income. The husband loses job risk, the wife must work, and aunt refuses to fund the scheme while the real estate agent uses social ambition to seal the deal.
Local advertisement for wallpaper hanging and interior painting by Joseph Bisband at 1140 266 Wood St. Also offers expert paper hanging and outside painting services for walls and interiors.
Fraternal Order of Eagles members from every Rhode Island Aerie will gather at the Eagles Home Providence on April 9 1946 at 8 p m for a state wide initiation honoring Grand Trustee Raymond P McElroy James L Beauly RI Organization Board Sec Treas reports strong commitment to the largest candidate turnout in state history Grand Worthy President of the National Order will address post war fraternal activities with talks on returning servicemen juvenile delinquency social security and full employment A plan to back federal school lunch funding also will be discussed inviting city and state officials who are Eagles to attend.
Rhode Island launches the first Civil Aeronautics Administration approved Primary Flight School at Hillsgrove State Airport on April 15. Veterans under the GI Bill may enroll for private or commercial licenses and instrument or instructor ratings, with tuition and living expenses. WAC and Waves veterans are eligible for federal aid. The program is directed by John A. Leith with Joseph Fournier handling classroom work and Edward Heyn as chief flight instructor, all veterans with wartime flying experience.
The Office of Naval Officer Procurement announces a new Naval Aviation Preparatory Program for young men. About 92 candidates will begin two years of college, then become Aviation Cadets and enter Navy flight training. Enrollees become ensigns or Marine Corps lieutenants after training, with admissions centered in Boston.
Bristol Knights of Columbus held their annual 8:30 a m communion breakfast in their State street rooms. Dr Michael F Walsh assistant superintendent of schools in Newport delivered the keynote on war chaplains and the United Nations Security Council.
The American Legion Junior baseball squad for Kearney Post holds tryouts this Saturday on the Common at pm for youths born after January 1 1929. Mike Topazio leads the effort as organizer and coach and seeks pitchers. Equipment like bats and balls is requested. First practice for Our Lady of Mount Carmel CYO is also set for Saturday at 2 PM on the Common.
March nursing activity shows general cases four and five met cases five JH cases two. Gen visits total 246 with Met visits twenty three and JH visits sixteen. PN visits TB visits. Clinics held include Child Vel eight with fifty four babies and nine exams by Dr Whooping cough and Diphtheria clinic one with one hundred babies. Office calls thirty two and social calls recorded.
Bristol Red Cross Drive coordinator Raymond S. Brightman thanks donors and helpers. Notables include Frederick Bartlett John Moore St Michael's Vestrymen Rev Anthony Parshley and Chester Myers plus the girls at Pastime Theater. Final contributions total 194.95 with Palmette Theater 5 Arthur Rae Frank Sylvia 5 total 509155 o 106.
Antone M Borges of 18 Roma Street and James B Botelho of 219 Vernon Street Warren collided on Hope Street near Two Mile Hill Sunday night around 1955. Borges 26 and Botelho 27 suffered minor injuries. both vehicles were towed to a Warren garage.
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